TY - JOUR A1 - Abrahamczyk, Lars A1 - Uzair, Aanis T1 - On the use of climate models for estimating the non-stationary characteristic values of climatic actions in civil engineering practice JF - Frontiers in Built Environment N2 - The characteristic values of climatic actions in current structural design codes are based on a specified probability of exceedance during the design working life of a structure. These values are traditionally determined from the past observation data under a stationary climate assumption. However, this assumption becomes invalid in the context of climate change, where the frequency and intensity of climatic extremes varies with respect to time. This paper presents a methodology to calculate the non-stationary characteristic values using state of the art climate model projections. The non-stationary characteristic values are calculated in compliance with the requirements of structural design codes by forming quasi-stationary windows of the entire bias-corrected climate model data. Three approaches for the calculation of non-stationary characteristic values considering the design working life of a structure are compared and their consequences on exceedance probability are discussed. KW - Klimaänderung KW - Bauwerk KW - climate change KW - climate models KW - extreme value analysis KW - characteristic value KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2023 Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20230524-63751 UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1108328/full VL - 2023 IS - volume 9, article 1108328 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Frontier Media CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Anic, Filip A1 - Penava, Davorin A1 - Sarhosis, Vasilis A1 - Abrahamczyk, Lars T1 - Development and Calibration of a 3D Micromodel for Evaluation of Masonry Infilled RC Frame Structural Vulnerability to Earthquakes JF - Geosciences N2 - Within the scope of literature, the influence of openings within the infill walls that are bounded by a reinforced concrete frame and excited by seismic drift forces in both in- and out-of-plane direction is still uncharted. Therefore, a 3D micromodel was developed and calibrated thereafter, to gain more insight in the topic. The micromodels were calibrated against their equivalent physical test specimens of in-plane, out-of-plane drift driven tests on frames with and without infill walls and openings, as well as out-of-plane bend test of masonry walls. Micromodels were rectified based on their behavior and damage states. As a result of the calibration process, it was found that micromodels were sensitive and insensitive to various parameters, regarding the model’s behavior and computational stability. It was found that, even within the same material model, some parameters had more effects when attributed to concrete rather than on masonry. Generally, the in-plane behavior of infilled frames was found to be largely governed by the interface material model. The out-of-plane masonry wall simulations were governed by the tensile strength of both the interface and masonry material model. Yet, the out-of-plane drift driven test was governed by the concrete material properties. KW - Verwundbarkeit KW - Ausfachung KW - Stahlbeton KW - RC frames KW - unreinforced masonry infill walls KW - openings KW - structural vulnerability KW - out-of-plane seismic load KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2021 Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20211202-45370 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/11/468 VL - 2021 IS - Voume 11, issue 11, article 468 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bapir, Baban A1 - Abrahamczyk, Lars A1 - Wichtmann, Torsten A1 - Prada-Sarmiento, Luis Felipe ED - Ozturk, Baki T1 - Soil-structure interaction: A state-of-the-art review of modeling techniques and studies on seismic response of building structures JF - Frontiers in Built Environment N2 - The present article aims to provide an overview of the consequences of dynamic soil-structure interaction (SSI) on building structures and the available modelling techniques to resolve SSI problems. The role of SSI has been traditionally considered beneficial to the response of structures. However, contemporary studies and evidence from past earthquakes showed detrimental effects of SSI in certain conditions. An overview of the related investigations and findings is presented and discussed in this article. Additionally, the main approaches to evaluate seismic soil-structure interaction problems with the commonly used modelling techniques and computational methods are highlighted. The strength, limitations, and application cases of each model are also discussed and compared. Moreover, the role of SSI in various design codes and global guidelines is summarized. Finally, the advancements and recent findings on the SSI effects on the seismic response of buildings with different structural systems and foundation types are presented. In addition, with the aim of helping new researchers to improve previous findings, the research gaps and future research tendencies in the SSI field are pointed out. KW - Boden-Bauwerk-Wechselwirkung KW - Bautechnik KW - Erdbeben KW - Grundlage KW - soil-structure interaction KW - structural engineering KW - earthquake engineering KW - foundations KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2023 Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20230206-49190 UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1120351/full VL - 2023 IS - Volume 9 SP - 1 EP - 17 PB - Frontiers Media CY - Lausanne ER -